… 31-01-2017 Geneva: New research, led by the International Committee of the Red Cross … possible to extrapolate information such as health conditions, gun ownership and even … were often cautious about surveillance and careful about what data they disclosed. For …
… of efforts specifically directed to generating respect for IHL, and in particular through … be done among authorities responsible for the care of, prisoners of war and civilian … to sexual and gender-based violence21 and health care in danger22 – stressed the …
… In the Luhansk region, foresters take great … suffered damage. If left without proper care, the forest in the steppe area that is … as well as outpatient clinics and rural health posts in Novoaidar, Popasna and …
… What can we do to prevent attacks against patients, health workers, hospitals and ambulances? This … outlines the recommendations of the Health Care in Danger initiative. It is aimed at …
… In the week marking International Women's Day … being detained or by a lack of access to health and reproductive care amid the devastation of war zones. …
… Our activities in Egypt in 2016 ranged between cooperating … and promoting joint initiatives with local healthcare providers and institutions. Highlights of …
… research study on the patterns of violence against healthcare in Karachi. The report can be accessed …
… Since its inception in 2011, the ICRC has … photojournalists to address the issue of health care in danger and respect for medical services during …
… suffer from the consequences of weapon contamination, unexploded munitions continue to kill … such as clean water, firewood or farmland and health care or education, and to livelihood and …
… must be addressed if we are to end the suffering in Syria. Four months ago, in one of the … humanitarian law. Hospitals hit, health and humanitarian workers killed. Heavy … need to be taken. There needs to be more careful consideration as to what actually …
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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
